Georgia O'Keeffe was an American artist born in 1887 who lived until 1986. She was influenced by her family's creative spirit and received private art lessons. She married photographer Alfred Stieglitz, who was an early supporter of her work. O'Keeffe's paintings were unique for their large-scale depictions of flowers and use of subtle color changes to fill the entire canvas. Examples of her characteristic stylistic works included Jack In The Pulpit No. 6, White Rose with Larkspur No. 2, and Red Canna.

1. Artist’s Project: Georgia O’Keeffe Laura Robinson 6/3/10 Mrs. Tang’s 8th Grade English

2. Vital Statistics  Born in 1887  Georgia’s father was Hungarian, and her mother was Irish  Died in 1986

3. Personal Background  Both of Georgia’s grandmothers had her creative spirit.  Georgia’s mother arranged private drawing and painting lessons for her.  Alfred Stieglitz was fascinated with Georgia’s art as a young woman, and they were later married.

4. Historical Influence  1915: First long distance telephone call  1927: First solo nonstop transatlantic flight  1945: Atomic bombs dropped on Japan  1958: First American satellite launched  1986: Space shuttle explodes after liftoff  1986: U.S. bombs military bases in Libya

5. Influence of Art World  Alfred Stieglitz wasn’t only a personal supporter.  Georgia tried to prove herself to the art world.  There is speculation over symbolism in her work.  A Georgia O’Keeffe museum opened in 1997 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

6. More Influence of Art World  Georgia expressed herself through her art.  Critics were amazed with Georgia’s art.  They said it “outblazed all others” and that it was “as to startle the senses.”

7. Georgia’s Stylistic Traits  She uses a warm/cool or light/dark color palette and doesn’t mix them typically.  She paints large-scale depictions of flowers.  She fills the entire canvas with a single subject.  She uses balance in her paintings and shows how multiple subjects can work together.  Subtle color changes  Stressed contours (curves) of flowers

8. Stylistic Traits Example Art #1  Painted with only cool colors  Subtle color and shade changes  Canvas filled with single subject  Large-scale depiction Jack In The Pulpit No. 6 (1930)

9. Stylistic Traits Example Art #2  Painted with only light colors  Subject(s) fill the entire canvas  Large-scale depiction  Rose and larkspur are working together as multiple subjects White Rose with Larkspur No. 2 (1927)

10. Stylistic Traits Example Art #3  Painted only with warm colors  Subtle changes in color/tone  Stressed curves  Fills entire canvas  Large-scale depiction Red Canna (1923)

11. Stylistic Traits My Original Art  Painted only with light colors  (Attempt at) subtle color/shade changes  Large scale depiction  Fills entire canvas  Stressed curves Pink Lily

12. Conclusion  I learned about life and style of Georgia O’Keeffe in a fun way  Learned new ways to paint  Hardest but most interesting part was sketching the art on the canvas  Principal strength: attention to detail  Principal weakness: blending the colors

13. Similarities Balance between subjects Balance between subjects Similar-shade palette Similar-shade palette Fills entire canvas Fills entire canvas Delicate but powerful curves Delicate but powerful curves Subtle color changes Subtle color changes Large-scale depiction of flower Large-scale depiction of flower Georgia’s Art My Art